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Rock partridge

Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 530 g to 700 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)
Photo: Richard Bartz , Munich aka Makro Freak · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rock partridge

Weight
530 g – 700 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
46 cm – 53 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
10.6 – 11src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the rock partridge?

ROCK PARTRIDGE · WINGSPAN 53 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 53 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the rock partridge is about 31% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the rock partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the rock partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rock partridge or common rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds). It is native to southern Europe, and is closely related and very similar to its eastern equivalent, the chukar partridge, A. chukar.

From the Wikipedia article “Rock partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_partridge&oldid=1371758347), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the rock partridge endangered?

The rock partridge is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the rock partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusAlectoris
  7. SpeciesAlectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)

Synonyms Alectoris graeca saxatilis

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • حجل الصخرArabic
  • Планински кекликBulgarian
  • Klujar-roc'hBreton
  • perdiu de rocaCatalan
  • orebice horskáCzech
  • petrisen graigWelsh
  • StenhøneDanish
  • SteinhuhnGerman
  • ΠετροπέρδικαGreek
  • RokperdrikoEsperanto
  • roka perdrikoEsperanto
  • Perdiz griegaSpanish
  • kalju-kivikanaEstonian
  • Greziar eperBasque
  • کبک صخرهPersian
  • kivikkopyyFinnish
  • Bartavelle grecqueFrench
  • Perdrix bartavelleFrench
  • Patraisc charraigeIrish
  • Patrag chreggeyScottish Gaelic
  • Perdiz gregaGalician
  • חוגלה יווניתHebrew
  • jarebica kamenjarkaCroatian
  • szirti fogolyHungarian
  • SteinhænaIcelandic
  • CoturniceItalian
  • CoturnìceItalian
  • ハイイロイワシャコJapanese
  • კაკაბიGeorgian
  • 유럽바위자고새Korean
  • akmeninis keklikasLithuanian
  • klinšu irbeLatvian
  • еребица камењаркаMacedonian
  • Европа кекликWestern Mari
  • PerniceNeapolitan
  • SteenpatrijsDutch
  • steinhøneNorwegian
  • góropatwa skalnaPolish
  • پڑی چکورWestern Panjabi
  • perdiz-gregaPortuguese
  • Potârniche de stâncăRomanian
  • Европейский кекликRussian
  • Европейская каменная куропаткаRussian
  • JuovvavuonccisNorthern Sami
  • kuropta horskáSlovak
  • kotornaSlovenian
  • Thëllëza e malitAlbanian
  • KamenjarkaSerbian
  • КамењаркаSerbian
  • Јаребица камењаркаSerbian
  • stenhönaSwedish
  • Kaya KekliğiTurkish
  • Avrupa Kınalı KekliğiTurkish
  • кеклик європейськийUkrainian
  • კოკობეMingrelian
  • 欧石鸡Chinese
  • 歐石雞Chinese

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Relatives of the rock partridge

Other species in the same genus Alectoris.

CompareRock partridge vs Chukar partridgeRock partridge vs Red-legged partridgeRock partridge vs Barbary partridgeRock partridge vs Arabian partridge

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rock partridge?

An adult rock partridge weighs 530 g – 700 g and has a wingspan of 46 cm – 53 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rock partridge endangered?

The rock partridge is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the rock partridge?

The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rock_partridge_2026,
  title = {Rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}